put aside

économiser, mettre de côté

Garder de l'argent ou autre chose pour l'utiliser plus tard.

En anglais simple : To keep money or something else so you can use it later.

• I put aside some money each month.
• She put a slice of cake aside for you.
• Have you put anything aside for the holiday?

Comment l'utiliser : put something aside for something (We put money aside for repairs.)

Synonymes : save, set aside, reserve

Contraires : spend

Expressions courantes : put aside money, put aside something

mettre de côté

Déplacer quelque chose sur le côté pour dégager l'endroit où l'on travaille ou regarde.

En anglais simple : To move something to one side, away from where you are working or looking.

• Put aside the empty plates.
• He put his book aside and stood up.
• Could you put those papers aside?

Comment l'utiliser : put something aside (She put her cup aside.)

Synonymes : move aside

Expressions courantes : put aside something, put aside the book

mettre de côté, faire abstraction de

Cesser de penser à un problème ou à un sentiment pour s'occuper d'autre chose.

En anglais simple : To stop thinking about a problem or feeling so you can deal with something else.

• Let’s put aside our differences.
• She put her worries aside and enjoyed the evening.
• Can you put aside your anger while we talk?

Comment l'utiliser : put something aside (We must put our differences aside and work together.)

Synonymes : set aside, disregard, ignore

Expressions courantes : put aside differences, put aside something